Census data

Population, households, age structure and ethnic composition from modern censuses.

Value	Fifth census	Sixth census	Seventh census
Total population	276,156 people	234,417 people	173,926 people
Urbanization rate	18.2%	34.2%	47.0%
Urban population	50,194 people	80,200 people	81,789 people
Male	143,340 people	118,873 people	87,608 people
Female	132,816 people	115,544 people	86,318 people
Households	87,784	90,466	85,501
Average household size	3.11	2.55	1.98

Age pyramid

Male and female population by five-year age group in the latest census.

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	1,019 people	1,459 people	2,478 people
80–84	2,172 people	2,512 people	4,684 people
75–79	3,188 people	3,118 people	6,306 people
70–74	6,334 people	5,786 people	12,120 people
65–69	9,053 people	8,155 people	17,208 people
60–64	8,471 people	8,273 people	16,744 people
55–59	8,547 people	8,369 people	16,916 people
50–54	9,062 people	8,095 people	17,157 people
45–49	8,381 people	8,334 people	16,715 people
40–44	5,543 people	5,529 people	11,072 people
35–39	4,624 people	4,775 people	9,399 people
30–34	3,792 people	3,917 people	7,709 people
25–29	3,324 people	3,237 people	6,561 people
20–24	2,412 people	2,549 people	4,961 people
15–19	2,896 people	3,132 people	6,028 people
10–14	3,418 people	3,703 people	7,121 people
5–9	2,960 people	2,998 people	5,958 people
1–4	1,949 people	1,953 people	3,902 people
0	463 people	424 people	887 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	424 people	524 people	948 people
80–84	1,151 people	1,130 people	2,281 people
75–79	2,899 people	2,805 people	5,704 people
70–74	4,483 people	4,350 people	8,833 people
65–69	4,703 people	4,224 people	8,927 people
60–64	7,699 people	6,693 people	14,392 people
55–59	9,952 people	8,705 people	18,657 people
50–54	9,937 people	9,010 people	18,947 people
45–49	10,816 people	10,099 people	20,915 people
40–44	12,000 people	10,572 people	22,572 people
35–39	11,670 people	11,387 people	23,057 people
30–34	8,071 people	8,060 people	16,131 people
25–29	7,456 people	7,447 people	14,903 people
20–24	5,433 people	6,132 people	11,565 people
15–19	6,395 people	7,285 people	13,680 people
10–14	6,163 people	6,861 people	13,024 people
5–9	5,282 people	5,709 people	10,991 people
1–4	3,490 people	3,711 people	7,201 people
0	849 people	840 people	1,689 people

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census.age_group	Male	Female	Total
85+	152 people	199 people	351 people
80–84	582 people	669 people	1,251 people
75–79	1,739 people	1,581 people	3,320 people
70–74	2,900 people	2,309 people	5,209 people
65–69	4,955 people	4,203 people	9,158 people
60–64	6,166 people	5,609 people	11,775 people
55–59	5,716 people	4,786 people	10,502 people
50–54	9,135 people	7,492 people	16,627 people
45–49	12,372 people	10,166 people	22,538 people
40–44	12,237 people	11,059 people	23,296 people
35–39	13,228 people	12,155 people	25,383 people
30–34	13,824 people	12,285 people	26,109 people
25–29	13,614 people	12,391 people	26,005 people
20–24	10,193 people	10,277 people	20,470 people
15–19	11,446 people	11,796 people	23,242 people
10–14	10,435 people	10,845 people	21,280 people
5–9	8,275 people	8,398 people	16,673 people
1–4	4,886 people	5,117 people	10,003 people
0	1,485 people	1,479 people	2,964 people

Ethnic composition

Population by ethnic group in the latest census.

Han98.56%

231,049 people

Mongol1.18%

2,754 people

Hui0.11%

265 people

Manchu0.11%

260 people

Yi0.01%

16 people

Tujia0.01%

14 people

Miao0.01%

12 people

Tibetan0.00%

10 people

Li0.00%

8 people

Korean0.00%

6 people

Bouyei0.00%

4 people

Lisu0.00%

4 people

Daur0.00%

4 people

Wa0.00%

3 people

Tu0.00%

3 people

Lahu0.00%

2 people

Russian0.00%

2 people

Gelao0.00%

1 people

Methodology and sources

Figures are compiled from national statistical yearbooks, census publications and official regional statistics. Each table displays its reference year. Read the data sources page for details.

Data sources